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WELCOME TO OSUToday, the latest news and information for faculty and staff of The Ohio State University for Tuesday, Oct. 13. The deadline for submissions is noon the prior business day.

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Centers for Innovation and Innovation Group proposals selected for funding

Academic Affairs and the Office of Research are announcing the establishment of two Centers for Innovation and three Innovation Groups. The Centers for Innovation and Innovation Groups initiative was created by the university to encourage trans-institutional and interdisciplinary scholarship. The Centers proposals selected for funding are the OSU International Poverty Solutions Collaborative and the Food Innovation Center: Foods for Global Security, Safety, and Health Promotion. The Groups proposals to receive funding are Complexity in Human, Natural, and Engineered Systems; the OSU Center for Ethics and Human Values; and Computational Modeling of Global Infectious Disease Threats and Policy. Read more: http://research.osu.edu/innovation/

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Thompson Library receives Columbus Landmarks Design Award

Columbus Landmarks Foundation presented its 2009 James B. Recchie Design Award to Ohio State's Thompson Library Renovation and Expansion, during a ceremony held Friday (10/9). The annual award recognizes quality urban design in central Ohio. The library project, designed by Acock Associates Architects, Gund Partnership and MSI Design, was selected over four other finalists. Jurists selected the project for the impact it will have on thousands of people every year, and applauded the skillful blending of the old and new, preserving the historic character while creating a dynamic 21st century library. Read more >

OSU Medical Center: Visitor restrictions, effective immediately

Due to the high number of flu cases in Central Ohio, the OSU Medical Center is taking steps to protect patients, families and staff by temporarily limiting visitors to its hospitals, clinics and doctors’ offices. The policy impacts patients and visitors with flu-like symptoms and children, and is effective immediately. Signs notifying visitors will be posted on exterior doors and in the main lobbies throughout the Medical Center. Contact: mailto:influenzaupdate@osumc.edu. Read more: http://medicalcenter.osu.edu/

Marsh featured on National Institutes of Health web site

Clay Marsh, senior associate vice president for Health Sciences Research at OSU, is a featured researcher on the National Institutes of Health National Heart Lung and Blood Institute web site. Marsh discusses how coordinating efforts between doctors, researchers and educators — and accelerating the time it takes to apply a laboratory discovery at the patient's bedside — can turn a fatal disease into a chronic disease. Read more: http://tinyurl.com/ylfg793

Oct. 14: Emerging Infections as a Transnational Issue

The Health Sciences Center for Global Health is hosting Patrick Kelley, director, Board on Global Health, Institute of Medicine, at 10 a.m. Wednesday (10/14) in the Medical Heritage Center, fifth floor, Prior Health Sciences Library. Kelley will present, "Emerging Infections as a Transnational Issue.” Contact: Contact: Pam Potter at mailto:pamela.potter@osumc.edu. Read more: http://globalhealth.osu.edu/save_the_date.html

Bouw to deliver next KSA Territory series lecture Oct. 14

Amsterdam-based architect Matthijs Bouw will present the next KSA Territory series lecture at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday (10/14) in the Knowlton Hall Auditorium. The lecture is free and open to the public. Bouw is the founder and principal of the Amsterdam-based firm One Architecture, and teaches and lectures internationally. Read more: http://www.knowlton.osu.edu/lectures

Oct. 15: Harvard sociologist to discuss 'More Than Just Race'

William Julius Wilson, the Lewis P. and Linda L. Geyser University Professor of Sociology at Harvard, will make two public presentations at Ohio State on Thursday (10/15): "Structure and Culture – Framing the Dialogue for Combating Racial Inequality in the U.S.," 3 p.m., Wexner Center Auditorium; discussion moderated by Fred Anderle, 7:30 p.m., Moritz College of Law Saxbe Auditorium. Co-sponsored by the Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity, Minority Affairs, and the Department of Sociology, the presentations are free and open to the public. Read more: http://kirwaninstitute.org/events/upcoming.php#Wilson

Oct. 16: ECE Distinguished Seminar Series with MIT’s Robert Gallager

Robert G. Gallager, M.I.T professor emeritus, will deliver “The Interplay of Theory and Technology in the Communication Sciences” at 1:30 p.m. Thursday (10/16) in Dreese Laboratory’s Marlin Thurston Auditorium. Gallager is the recipient of the IEEE Medal of Honor (1990), and a member of the U.S. National Academy of Engineering and U.S. National Academy of Sciences. The seminar is part of the ECE Distinguished Seminar series and is jointly sponsored by the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and the Institute for Sensing Systems. Contact: mailto:koksal@ece.osu.edu. Read more: http://www.ece.osu.edu/ips

International Programs in Agriculture hosts World Food Day Teleconference Oct. 16

The Office of International Programs in Agriculture is hosting the 2009 World Food Day Teleconference from noon-1 p.m. Friday (10/16) in 104 Kottman Hall. This 26th annual worldwide teleconference is designed to increase awareness, understanding and informed long-term action on the complex issues of food security for all. Read more about World Food Day at http://www.worldfooddayusa.org/. Contact: Mark Erbaugh at mailto:erbaugh.1@cfaes.osu.edu or 292-7252

Social work hosts Teamwork in Treatment with Groups and Families

Teamwork in Treatment with Groups and Families will be held from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Friday (10/16) at FCCS, 855 W. Mound St. (new rescheduled date/time). CEU/clock hours available. This is a hands-on workshop about teamwork activities that can be used with small and large groups and with families, in settings such as schools, mental health centers, home-based work, detention centers, and nursing homes. Register at http://csw.osu.edu/trainingforprofessionals/trainingcalendar/090518.

Oct. 17-18: Kristina Isabelle Dance Company in concert

The Department of Dance presents the Columbus-based Kristina Isabelle Dance Company in Danse Homage on Friday (10/16) and Saturday (10/17) at 8 p.m. in Sullivant Theatre. The evening includes a premiere, four repertory works, as well as performances by young dancers from Columbus Dance Theatre (10/16) and Columbus-based dance artists (10/17). For details and ticket prices, visit http://www.kristinaisabelledance.com/ or call 292-7977.

Entertainment Books benefit Bucks for Charity

Entertainment 2010 books are now available to help raise funds for the 2009 OSU Bucks for Charity Drive. Each book contains hundreds of two-for-one discounts for fine and casual dining, movies, sports activities, special attractions and hotels. The book sells for $20 ($35 retail), and $4 goes to the Bucks for Charity Drive on behalf of Ohio State. Purchase books at http://www.entertainment.com/discount/fundraisingLookup.shtml (enter group/school account #532263 at check-in) or by contacting Richard Wofford at 688-4412 or mailto:wofford.1@osu.edu.